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Population in Bhutan compared to Greece: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bhutan was 791,524 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bhutan's population is 803,385 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 12.7 times bigger than Bhutan's.
  • Bhutan is ranked the 163rd most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.01% for Bhutan vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of +0.8% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bhutan has increased from 671K people to 803K (19.8% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Bhutan vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bhutan Greece
2100 695,106 6,463,085
2099 699,983 6,505,287
2098 704,455 6,547,164
2097 709,230 6,589,081
2096 713,930 6,630,487
2095 719,152 6,671,006
2094 724,401 6,710,734
2093 729,500 6,749,510
2092 735,075 6,787,596
2091 741,074 6,824,775
2090 746,937 6,862,164
2089 753,010 6,900,089
2088 758,937 6,937,116
2087 765,235 6,973,450
2086 770,883 7,010,676
2085 776,435 7,048,751
2084 781,892 7,086,818
2083 787,929 7,124,743
2082 793,543 7,164,627
2081 799,530 7,205,487
2080 805,275 7,248,512
2079 811,060 7,292,836
2078 816,530 7,338,859
2077 821,247 7,387,671
2076 825,978 7,437,562
2075 830,808 7,489,139
2074 836,017 7,543,259
2073 841,208 7,600,155
2072 845,861 7,659,253
2071 850,262 7,719,672
2070 853,930 7,782,317
2069 857,808 7,847,153
2068 861,327 7,913,682
2067 864,753 7,980,659
2066 868,260 8,047,692
2065 871,517 8,114,348
2064 873,735 8,181,923
2063 875,674 8,250,274
2062 877,938 8,318,463
2061 880,023 8,386,919
2060 881,913 8,454,179
2059 883,191 8,522,250
2058 884,515 8,589,200
2057 884,612 8,655,428
2056 885,822 8,720,012
2055 886,403 8,783,558
2054 885,903 8,844,935
2053 886,520 8,903,834
2052 886,640 8,961,755
2051 885,551 9,018,494
2050 884,535 9,072,676
2049 883,736 9,126,801
2048 882,640 9,177,973
2047 881,660 9,228,605
2046 880,037 9,275,381
2045 877,677 9,321,349
2044 875,155 9,367,130
2043 872,383 9,411,608
2042 869,248 9,454,837
2041 866,366 9,499,098
2040 863,173 9,543,726
2039 859,926 9,588,298
2038 856,429 9,633,708
2037 852,475 9,679,362
2036 848,122 9,724,905
2035 843,447 9,771,397
2034 839,780 9,817,355
2033 835,308 9,863,589
2032 830,472 9,911,215
2031 825,528 9,956,924
2030 820,888 10,002,298
2029 816,655 10,047,641
2028 812,002 10,092,845
2027 807,474 10,137,354
2026 801,869 10,181,414
2025 796,375 10,223,023
2024 791,524 10,405,134
2023 786,385 10,407,351
2022 780,914 10,436,882
2021 775,442 10,569,207
2020 770,006 10,698,599
2019 764,824 10,721,582
2018 759,759 10,732,882
2017 754,335 10,754,679
2016 747,866 10,775,971
2015 740,618 10,820,883
2014 733,139 10,892,413
2013 725,273 10,965,211
2012 717,279 11,045,011
2011 709,377 11,104,899
2010 701,632 11,121,341
2009 693,988 11,107,017
2008 686,351 11,077,841
2007 678,641 11,048,473
2006 670,799 11,020,362
2005 661,865 10,987,314
2004 650,544 10,955,141
2003 637,663 10,928,070
2002 624,409 10,902,022
2001 610,794 10,862,132
2000 596,863 10,805,808
1999 582,579 10,761,698
1998 569,435 10,720,509
1997 558,697 10,661,259
1996 548,784 10,608,800
1995 547,989 10,562,153
1994 554,497 10,512,922
1993 554,673 10,460,415
1992 577,774 10,399,061
1991 599,784 10,319,927
1990 589,287 10,196,792
1989 573,586 10,089,498
1988 556,986 10,036,983
1987 540,557 10,000,595
1986 524,324 9,967,213
1985 508,392 9,934,300
1984 492,784 9,895,801
1983 477,460 9,846,627
1982 462,485 9,789,513
1981 447,836 9,729,350
1980 433,404 9,642,505
1979 419,200 9,548,258
1978 405,243 9,429,959
1977 391,639 9,308,479
1976 378,490 9,188,150
1975 365,791 9,046,541
1974 353,538 8,962,022
1973 341,705 8,929,086
1972 330,264 8,888,628
1971 319,211 8,831,036
1970 308,528 8,792,806
1969 298,214 8,772,764
1968 288,311 8,740,765
1967 278,852 8,684,088
1966 269,820 8,613,651
1965 261,200 8,550,333
1964 252,987 8,510,429
1963 245,156 8,479,625
1962 237,636 8,448,233
1961 230,602 8,398,050
1960 224,084 8,331,725

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bhutan increased by 77,067 people (a 11.5% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bhutan gained 55,519 people (a 7.42% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2006 and is 163rd in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bhutan's population will grow by 10.1% to 884,535 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Bhutan is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 887K people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bhutan
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bhutan Greece
2100 -0.7% -0.65%
2099 -0.63% -0.64%
2098 -0.67% -0.64%
2097 -0.66% -0.62%
2096 -0.73% -0.61%
2095 -0.72% -0.59%
2094 -0.7% -0.57%
2093 -0.76% -0.56%
2092 -0.81% -0.54%
2091 -0.78% -0.54%
2090 -0.81% -0.55%
2089 -0.78% -0.53%
2088 -0.82% -0.52%
2087 -0.73% -0.53%
2086 -0.72% -0.54%
2085 -0.7% -0.54%
2084 -0.77% -0.53%
2083 -0.71% -0.56%
2082 -0.75% -0.57%
2081 -0.71% -0.59%
2080 -0.71% -0.61%
2079 -0.67% -0.63%
2078 -0.57% -0.66%
2077 -0.57% -0.67%
2076 -0.58% -0.69%
2075 -0.62% -0.72%
2074 -0.62% -0.75%
2073 -0.55% -0.77%
2072 -0.52% -0.78%
2071 -0.43% -0.8%
2070 -0.45% -0.83%
2069 -0.41% -0.84%
2068 -0.4% -0.84%
2067 -0.4% -0.83%
2066 -0.37% -0.82%
2065 -0.25% -0.83%
2064 -0.22% -0.83%
2063 -0.26% -0.82%
2062 -0.24% -0.82%
2061 -0.21% -0.8%
2060 -0.14% -0.8%
2059 -0.15% -0.78%
2058 -0.01% -0.77%
2057 -0.14% -0.74%
2056 -0.07% -0.72%
2055 0.06% -0.69%
2054 -0.07% -0.66%
2053 -0.01% -0.65%
2052 0.12% -0.63%
2051 0.11% -0.6%
2050 0.09% -0.59%
2049 0.12% -0.56%
2048 0.11% -0.55%
2047 0.18% -0.5%
2046 0.27% -0.49%
2045 0.29% -0.49%
2044 0.32% -0.47%
2043 0.36% -0.46%
2042 0.33% -0.47%
2041 0.37% -0.47%
2040 0.38% -0.46%
2039 0.41% -0.47%
2038 0.46% -0.47%
2037 0.51% -0.47%
2036 0.55% -0.48%
2035 0.44% -0.47%
2034 0.54% -0.47%
2033 0.58% -0.48%
2032 0.6% -0.46%
2031 0.57% -0.45%
2030 0.52% -0.45%
2029 0.57% -0.45%
2028 0.56% -0.44%
2027 0.7% -0.43%
2026 0.69% -0.41%
2025 0.61% -1.75%
2024 0.65% -0.02%
2023 0.7% -0.28%
2022 0.71% -1.25%
2021 0.71% -1.21%
2020 0.68% -0.21%
2019 0.67% -0.11%
2018 0.72% -0.2%
2017 0.86% -0.2%
2016 0.98% -0.42%
2015 1.02% -0.66%
2014 1.08% -0.66%
2013 1.11% -0.72%
2012 1.11% -0.54%
2011 1.1% -0.15%
2010 1.1% 0.13%
2009 1.11% 0.26%
2008 1.14% 0.27%
2007 1.17% 0.26%
2006 1.35% 0.3%
2005 1.74% 0.29%
2004 2.02% 0.25%
2003 2.12% 0.24%
2002 2.23% 0.37%
2001 2.33% 0.52%
2000 2.45% 0.41%
1999 2.31% 0.38%
1998 1.92% 0.56%
1997 1.81% 0.49%
1996 0.15% 0.44%
1995 -1.17% 0.47%
1994 -0.03% 0.5%
1993 -4% 0.59%
1992 -3.67% 0.77%
1991 1.78% 1.21%
1990 2.74% 1.06%
1989 2.98% 0.52%
1988 3.04% 0.36%
1987 3.1% 0.33%
1986 3.13% 0.33%
1985 3.17% 0.39%
1984 3.21% 0.5%
1983 3.24% 0.58%
1982 3.27% 0.62%
1981 3.33% 0.9%
1980 3.39% 0.99%
1979 3.44% 1.25%
1978 3.47% 1.31%
1977 3.47% 1.31%
1976 3.47% 1.57%
1975 3.47% 0.94%
1974 3.46% 0.37%
1973 3.46% 0.46%
1972 3.46% 0.65%
1971 3.46% 0.43%
1970 3.46% 0.23%
1969 3.43% 0.37%
1968 3.39% 0.65%
1967 3.35% 0.82%
1966 3.3% 0.74%
1965 3.25% 0.47%
1964 3.19% 0.36%
1963 3.16% 0.37%
1962 3.05% 0.6%
1961 2.91% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/greece | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bhutan grew by 0.65%, while Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Bhutan Greece
Current population
803385
10181414
Population rank 163/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.12%
One net population change
1.7 hours
3.95 hours
One birth every
52.8 minutes
7.43 minutes
One death every
1.82 hours
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +14 -6
Annual growth/decline +5,139 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +0.65% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 165/197
One migration net change every
19.3 hours
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change +455 +16,636
Net migration rank 69/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 55,705 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 146/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 7% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 80/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bhutan
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bhutan Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 455 - 16,636
2024 - -277 - -122,772
2023 5,153 291 -56,200 -159,430
2022 5,204 291 -63,665 -53,997
2021 5,162 287 -58,131 -160,277
2020 5,142 287 -46,004 6,353
2019 4,643 287 -41,814 36,762
2018 4,909 287 -33,272 17,938
2017 5,367 287 -36,566 10,483
2016 6,164 1,116 -25,862 10,484
2015 6,762 450 -29,216 -43,462
2014 7,290 452 -20,696 -46,678
2013 7,689 309 -17,545 -59,323
2012 7,967 20 -16,568 -65,364
2011 8,282 -464 -4,441 -31,786
2010 8,598 -922 5,560 2,001
2009 8,913 -1,305 8,886 18,182
2008 9,200 -1,538 11,077 27,081
2007 9,322 -1,553 2,210 25,400
2006 9,197 -1,283 6,612 27,621
2005 9,102 848 2,197 33,297
2004 9,056 3,642 0 29,039
2003 9,132 3,921 -1,093 25,323
2002 9,464 3,996 0 25,692
2001 9,904 3,874 0 60,387
2000 10,142 3,940 -1,081 54,661
1999 10,940 3,542 -2,153 49,930
1998 11,320 486 -2,144 47,856
1997 11,668 -1,994 2,133 45,671
1996 12,153 -1,998 0 43,444
1995 12,938 -21,501 1,056 42,674
1994 13,536 -17,997 6,307 42,897
1993 13,915 -9,800 4,185 39,829
1992 15,594 -65,900 6,239 41,000
1991 15,801 -9,522 6,192 37,917
1990 15,704 -1,000 8,157 26,294
1989 15,516 1,180 9,080 18,862
1988 15,212 1,286 15,055 20,557
1987 14,887 1,481 10,001 19,005
1986 14,516 1,586 20,931 19,064
1985 14,061 1,694 22,849 16,093
1984 13,688 1,779 37,604 19,767
1983 13,284 1,897 42,341 18,655
1982 12,872 1,897 50,906 19,675
1981 12,444 2,096 54,484 25,061
1980 12,016 2,307 60,748 47,460
1979 11,583 2,493 65,882 72,184
1978 11,133 2,700 64,124 60,775
1977 10,679 2,700 59,574 19,193
1976 10,228 2,700 65,236 89,601
1975 9,775 2,700 61,516 61,265
1974 9,324 2,700 68,111 -22,590
1973 8,939 2,700 59,824 -42,387
1972 8,549 2,700 64,887 -3,589
1971 8,161 2,700 67,116 -12,747
1970 7,791 2,700 71,222 -54,166
1969 7,435 2,700 82,464 -118,544
1968 7,085 2,593 87,408 -429
1967 6,744 2,493 91,183 -55,853
1966 6,418 2,407 86,998 21,206
1965 6,109 2,307 83,793 -81,576
1964 5,818 2,196 83,402 -76,678
1963 5,551 2,096 81,404 -77,345
1962 5,297 2,096 85,327 -74,972
1961 5,081 1,586 86,500 -61,102
1960 4,888 1,481 96,648 -15,996

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bhutan/greece | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 93.3% of the population change in Bhutan is from natural causes (a gain of 55,796 people) and 6.74% is from migration (a gain of 4,035 people). In Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 55,705 residents or 7% of the population were not native-born in Bhutan, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

Biggest cities by population

Bhutan
City Population
Thimphu 115K
Paro 2.36K
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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